Irvine Light Therapy is a popular revolutionary treatment which involves Infrared light and heat therapy techniques. These techniques are designed to relieve pain and aching by increase of circulation in the blood flow to the affected area.

Los Angeles and Orange County Light Therapy patients usually have muscle pain from an injury, back pain, a hard workout, joint pain from arthritis or even carpal tunnel syndrome. Light Therapy relieves tightness and pain in damaged muscles by increasing blood flow. Increasing circulation to a specific part of the body, especially the back, helps to improve the body's ability to recover from pain, which is the objective of the Infrared light therapy.

Your Orange County chiropractor like those at South County Spine Care can use this cutting edge treatment for safe and effective pain relief.

Mechanism of Action

An experienced Irvine chiropractor like Dr. Jeff Shad of South County Spine Care can explain to you that the basic unit of light is the photon. Each photon carries a unique amount of energy depending on factors such as wavelength. When one applies light to biological tissue one is actually applying energy (photons) to the tissue. The literature indicates that this energy is absorbed by chromophores such as cytochromes, porphyrins, flavins and other light-absorbing entities within the mitochondria and cell membranes of cells. The absorbing energy is then stored as adenosine triphoshate (ATP). A small amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-also known to be beneficial-is produced as a part of this process in which calcium ions and the enzymes of the respiratory chain play several important roles. Light therapy is also effective for those suffering depression associated with seasonal affective disorder (SAD).